CHCA Merced Alternative Medicine Health Center — Merced, California

About CHCA Merced Alternative Medicine Health Center

CHCA Merced Alternative Medicine Health Center is an FQHC Look-Alike site in Merced, Merced County. It meets the same federal requirements as funded health centers, without HRSA grant money.

It has been in federal health center scope since 2025; it reports 40 operating hours a week, below the 45-hour median for health center sites in Merced County.

COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS OF AMERICA runs 15 other listed locations.

HRSA Health Center Service Delivery Sites lists it; no source records whether GLP-1 medications are prescribed here.

GLP-1 coverage at CHCA Merced Alternative Medicine Health Center

Part B pays for the visit at CHCA Merced Alternative Medicine Health Center under the health center payment system, and the sliding fee scale can lower the cost of the visit for those who qualify; the drug is billed to Part D by a pharmacy.

HRSA lists no Medicare billing number here for COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS OF AMERICA; confirm billing before a first visit.

Medicare's general GLP-1 rules are set out.

• Do you manage GLP-1 prescriptions for Medicare patients?
• Which Medicare plans do you take?
• What documents precede a prior authorization?

Insurance and Medicare at CHCA Merced Alternative Medicine Health Center

CHCA Merced Alternative Medicine Health Center is required to run a sliding fee scale by household income and size. Ask intake which documents prove it.

California expanded Medicaid and counted roughly 6,933,303 Medicare beneficiaries as of 2026-08. Dual eligibility usually brings Extra Help with Part D costs.

California Health Insurance Counseling & Advocacy Program (HICAP) answers formulary questions free at 1-800-434-0222; statewide rules sit.

Services and specialties

CHCA Merced Alternative Medicine Health Center is required to provide or arrange, directly or by referral:

Weight management and diabetes care sit inside primary care, where a GLP-1 conversation would start.

• Primary care for all ages
• Behavioral health and substance use care
• Preventive dental care
• Laboratory and diagnostic services

Getting there and what to expect

CHCA Merced Alternative Medicine Health Center is at 104 W Alexander Ave, Merced, CA, 95348-3410, Merced County.

Merced measures 3,553 people per square mile: transit is usually practical, parking often paid.

HRSA records 40 operating hours a week here.

Call 209-761-0134 before travelling.

• Medicare card and any Part D card
• Photo ID
• Current medications and doses
• Recent labs or prescriber notes
• Income and household size, for the fee scale

Other options near CHCA Merced Alternative Medicine Health Center

The nearest COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS OF AMERICA site is CHCA Merced in Merced, 0.7 miles away.

Community Health Centers of America Livingston in Livingston is the next one out, 14.7 miles away.

The closest unrelated listing is Merced East Campus Center, listed under Community Care Access, 0.7 miles away. Distances are straight-line, so a drive is longer.

Merced County carries 23 listings.

The full California list is.